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Water may be forming on the moon thanks to Earth’s magnetic field
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As the moon orbits Earth, it can pass through the long tail of Earth’s magnetic field, which seems to create water on the lunar surface
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Electrons from Earth’s magnetic field may help to form water on the lunar surface during a full moon – although whether astronauts could harvest enough to drink it is unclear.
Water is made from hydrogen and oxygen, so can form when these two elements react. Because a hydrogen atom only has a single proton, sources of protons can serve as charged hydrogen atoms to bond with …
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